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Tokyo Falls, Shanghai Gains

Dow Jones Newswires

Updated Dec. 1, 2008 8:26 a.m. ET

Asian markets ended mixed on Monday as concerns about the U.S. economy weighed on Tokyo, while Hong Kong and Shanghai advanced.

The losses on Tokyo's Nikkei flew in the face of Wall Street's post-Thanksgiving holiday gains on Friday, the first five-day winning streak for the Dow since July 2007. Japan "investors remain wary, as it is an eventful week," said Hiroyuki Fukunaga, chief executive officer of Investrust, referring...